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Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:59:45 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1School Board discuss half-mil referendum, extracurricular expenseshttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8841
http://defuniakherald.com/?p=8841#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:59:45 +0000adminhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8841By ALICIA LEONARD
The Walton County School Board (WCSB) met for a 4 p.m. workshop, followed by their second regularly scheduled meeting of the month at 5p.m., at the South Walton High School media room on the evening of Feb. 17.
Chief Financial Officer Debra Noyes presented a Power Point presentation outlining what the half-mil referendum covers for the district. This will be the fourth time voters will get to decide if the half-mil will be continued to be used in the general fund budget to provide only local school children in the district with enough teachers, up-to-date instructional materials, school resource officers and a well rounded educational experience, including arts, text books, teachers, and other extracurricular activities and after-school activities.
Noyes told the board that once student needs are funded to 90 percent, the rest of that funding is distributed to“property poor” districts outside of Walton.
The half-mil is not distributed outside of Walton schools and is not considered a tax increase. The board has dropped the Capital Millage Outlay millage by a half-mil ever since voters approved the referendum, making it more of a swap for tax payers, rather than an increase of any kind. The cost of the half-mil is .50 cents on every $1,000 of property and brings in $6.4 million for the district as well as providing the district with funding flexibility.
If the half-mil is not approved, Noyes told the board it could cost up to 142 employees, or 12 percent of the district workforce being let go as the district’s biggest expense – 77 percent – is personnel, and they have cut corners already in all other areas. Possibilities could also include school consolidation or outsourcing, and the loss of programs.
Other board members discussed how other districts that have had to cut teachers and lose the advantages of smaller classroom sizes and said the schools and student test scores showed a rapid decline. There are no other ways for the district to increase incoming operating funds, and they currently are ranked as one of the top 10 districts in Florida.
Florida only ranks as 41st in expenditures per student and 50th in per capita expenditures and percent of personal income spent on schools, leaving local districts to search for much of their own funding. Noyes said during the presentation, “In short, we can’t depend on the state.”
Voters will make their decision at the polls on May 19, and more people may vote due to the ability to mail in their ballots.
District Superintendent Carlene Anderson said there is a Political Action Committee (PAC) being put together to go out and speak with voters on how the half-mil impacts local education and they are happy to speak anywhere or to anyone that might have questions.
The regular meeting following the workshop moved along quickly, only drawing extra discussion on the subjects of school calendars and reimbursing the difference between school transport cost and the costs of charter buses to carry Paxton and Freeport state basketball finalists to south Florida for playoffs.
The board approved the school calendar, 4-1, with board member Mark Davis as the nay vote, expressing concern over half-days for professional development causing distress for parents trying to find child care, often only a few days after kids return from holidays.
The issue of paying the difference for a charter bus concerned board members. Kim Kirby expressed a need to keep an eye on the budget for the district as no solid cost numbers were available to vote on. Anderson said the decision could set a precedent for future trips.
Davis said he thought the board should step up to the plate and make sure all the expenses were covered, and offer a reimbursement to a private citizen donor that provided funding for the charters.
Anderson told the board each school was allocated $7,500 for their expenses, and staff estimated the difference in the charter might only be a couple of hundred dollars more than using the district’s transportation.
The board approved the charter expense 4-1 with Board chair Gail Smith being the nay vote.
Davis requested to workshop extracurricular expenses for the district, such as sports and art programs, and a date was set for 4 p.m. on March 3 to discuss the issue, before the regular board meeting at 5 p.m. at the DeFuniak district board room.
To see more on school and board activities, as well as meeting dates and times, go to www.walton.k12.fl.us.

]]>http://defuniakherald.com/?feed=rss2&p=88410Brad Pickel saying goodbye soon after almost 15 years’ work with Walton Countyhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8839
http://defuniakherald.com/?p=8839#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:57:00 +0000adminhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8839By DOTTY NIST
Walton County’s first and only beach management coordinator and coastal management consultant will be bowing out at the end of March after almost 15 years’ work with Walton County.
“I’m very proud of the work we’ve done,” Pickel said.
A coastal scientist, Pickel was hired in as a Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC) staff member in 2000, following hurricanes Opal and Georges. He was tasked with addressing beach management issues in connection with erosion from those storms.
“When I came on board in 2000, you could feel the magic in the area. There was a true community spirit,” Pickel recalled.
He came to Walton County just after completing his Masters of Science degree from the University of South Alabama, previously having obtained a Marine Biology degree from Auburn University.
Working with the TDC for the next seven years, Pickel’s responsibilities included management and maintenance of the more than 50 TDC beach and bay accesses, hurricane recovery efforts after the active 2004-2005 hurricane season, and taking the lead on Walton County’s first large-scale beach nourishment project, which involved approximately five miles of state-designated critically-eroded beachfront on the west end of the county. The Western Walton County Beach Nourishment Project was completed in 2007. While on the TDC staff, Pickel also took a leadership role with efforts toward obtaining federal authorization for a similar project that would address beach erosion along the CR-30A corridor as well.
Among other leadership with environmental and coastal management organizations, Pickel served on the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation board of directors from 2004 to 2007. In 2003, he became treasurer for the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA).
In 2007, Pickel moved to South Carolina with his wife Leslie, who had a job opportunity in that state. He started Seahaven Consulting, a coastal management firm, and was enlisted to continue work with the TDC. As consultant he continued to provide expertise on beach management activities and coordination on efforts with the federal project, along with assisting in lobbying for state and federal appropriations.
In 2010, Pickel served as co-chair for the annual fall conference of the ASBPA.
Pickel has opted to conclude his contract with Walton County a couple of months early, at the end of March. He will leave with authorization having been obtained for the Walton County Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction (WCH&SDR) Project, a 19+-mile federal project, and with all required information requested by the state for issuance of a project permit having been furnished. Local funding for the WCH&SDR project is in place, and Gov. Rick Scott has recommended $10.5 million in state funding for the project in the current budget year.
“We believe that Walton County is in a great position to move forward with this project, and it is now in the hands of the Walton County Board of County Commissioners and the residents,” Pickel said in a Dec. 2 letter to TDC Executive Director Jim Bagby.
Pickel spoke highly of the partnerships that he has worked in tandem with during his time with Walton County.
He emphasized that all agencies consulted as part of the beach project effort have agreed on the need for the WCH&SDR Project and that, contrary to the idea of some in the community, it is “not about county access to the beaches.”
In addition to his work with Walton County, Pickel has been serving as executive director for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA).
“The AIWA is the national organization that works to build coalitions of users to pursue funding for the maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,” Pickel explained. He added that the waterway runs 1,100 miles from Virginia through Florida, paralleling I-95.
Among his duties with the AIWA he said, is lobbying for funding for the waterway as he has done in the past for Walton County. He said he plans to continue with this once his work with Walton County is completed.
Another of his projects is with an organization known as Illuman.
“Illuman,” he explained, “is a global not-for-profit organization committed to supporting men who are seeking to deepen their spiritual lives.”
“Both of these organizations are doing great work, and I am excited about spending more time to support their efforts,” Pickel commented.
He said that after the conclusion of his contract he and Leslie would continue to visit Walton County, since they still own property in the county and have close friends here.
Asked about his hopes for Walton County in the future, Pickel responded, “I am reminded of a blessing shared by Father Frank Cooper at Christ the King (Episcopal Church) in Santa Rosa Beach. ‘Life is short and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of others. So be quick to love and make haste to be kind.’ I only wish the best for those who have loved and been kind to me throughout the years. I will be eternally grateful for those who gave me a chance to manage the county’s new beach nourishment program right out of graduate school, and am amazed at how far we have come. We have made a wonderful team.”
]]>http://defuniakherald.com/?feed=rss2&p=88390Freeport claims first girls basketball state championship with 46-36 victory over Wildwoodhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8837
http://defuniakherald.com/?p=8837#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:56:02 +0000adminhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8837By REID TUCKER
Things like four years’ worth of state basketball championships, each from a different local team, seems like the stuff of overly wishful thinking at best or, for the more cynical, a flat-out impossibility at worst.
Such things just don’t happen, shouldn’t happen, can’t happen. Won’t happen.
Tell that the Freeport Lady Bulldogs, who continued the fourth straight year of Area 5’s dominance in the FHSAA Class A state basketball championship series. Freeport’s girls (24-4) hoisted the trophy after laying a 46-36 welt on the Wildwood Lady Wildcats in the state final at the Lakeland Center on the afternoon of Feb. 19. The win puts the Lady Bulldogs among storied company, as Ponce De Leon won state in 2012, followed by South Walton in 2013 and Paxton in 2014.
The win marks the first championship in the history of Freeport’s girls hoops program and only the third state title of any kind in school history, after the boys team won in 1968 and the girls track team won ’86. Head coach Mike Myrick knew his team, feared for its lethal long-range shooting prowess and athleticism, had what it took to bring home the trophy all season long.
“This team had so many leaders, and everybody depended on everybody else,” he said at the homecoming welcome laid out at Freeport’s home gymnasium on Feb. 20. “The way we played in our last two games was just something else. We made Paxton and Wildwood extend further than they wanted to extend and we played unselfishly. We did what we had to do.”
What the Lady Bulldogs had to do was put in shots – specifically the deadly 3-pointers the team staked its life on – over the heads of Final Four opponents with rosters stocked with substantially larger and often taller players. Put in those shots they did, but it was no easy task, as four of the top-ranked Wildwood’s starting five were taller than Mary Kate Myrick, Freeport’s tallest at 5-foot-8.
The height disparity between the opposing sides meant it took a while for Freeport’s attempts to find their mark, but the Bulldogs got their swishes right when they needed them. Freeport scored on three of its four 3-point attempts in the last five minutes to surge ahead of the Wildcats before a 9-for-10 free throw showing drove the last nail in Wildwood’s coffin. Until then, Freeport had been unable to pull away from Wildwood, trailing by three at the end of the first quarter, then carrying precarious one- to three-point leads into subsequent periods.
The O’Neal sister put on a clinic in the semifinal against defending state champ Paxton, withering the Lady Cats under a hail of 3-pointers, making a combined 9-of-19 3s to put Freeport at 42 percent from that range. All told, they scored 56 points against Paxton, but Megan went 1-for-7 behind the arc against Wildwood, scoring 10 points, while Katie, who was named the 2015 FHSAA 1A Player of the Year, was 2-for-8. This meant the rest of the team had step up in a big way, step up they did.
Myrick went scoreless against Paxton, though Freeport nevertheless won a 72-49 blowout despite a Herculean 20-point effort from senior Bethany Neale, got two second-half 3s (one near the five-minute mark in Q4) against Wildwood, and she led the team with three steals – this just a few months after serious knee surgery. Laura Ham (10 points) went 6-for-13 from the floor in her last two games, but she made seven of her points deep in the last frame of the championship game, with the last two free throws putting Freeport up by its winning margin. Freeport’s greatest unsung asset in the game was freshman Devany Beard, who had the unenviable task of reining in Wildwood’s massive freshman Kari Niblack – no matter, Beard led the team with seven rebounds and helped hold Niblack to a manageable 12 points.
As for shooting, Freeport was 13-for-43 from the floor (7-for-28 from 3-point range), while Wildwood made 15-of-49, and the Bulldogs far outshone Paxton, going 24-for-51 versus the ‘Cats’ uncharacteristically bad 19-for-56 performance. Another area in which Freeport out-foxed its bigger opponents was in turnovers. The Lady Bulldogs proved to be the better ball-handling team, committing 11 turnovers to Wildwood’s 22 and 10 to the legitimately deft Paxton’s 11.
The end of the game was predictably and spectacularly emotional, with friends and sisters and fathers and daughters embracing each other individually before coalescing into a literal dogpile on the court. That jubilant spirit carried over into the team’s homecoming the following day. Fans, teachers and fellow students, along with a sizeable portion of the whole Freeport population came out in a show of support for the triumphant Lady Bulldogs.
Perhaps nobody could describe the team’s feelings better than Myrick, who battled back from two serious injuries in the last two years to share the glory of the championship with her dad, her volleyball comrade Ham, and indeed the whole community.
“I never thought I would play high school sports again,” she said, tears welling up in her eyes. “To be able to come back and start in the last two games, winning a championship with these girls is something I will never forget. It shows how much our community cares about us, knowing that we have all this support. We can come back here in 20 years and people will remember that we did this.”
]]>http://defuniakherald.com/?feed=rss2&p=88370Classified Ads 2.26.2015http://defuniakherald.com/?p=8835
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This position is an entry level position assisting in the repair, maintenance and construction of city streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and storm drains. Typical work schedule will be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. till 4 p.m.; however, work schedule may vary. Subject to be called in on a holiday or during an emergency situation.
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Assists with the repair of driveways, sidewalks, streets and storm drains.
Cleans debris away from streets, sidewalks and storm drains using manual or mechanical means.
Assists with the M.O.T. of the barricade of roads, sidewalks, and other work areas.
Shovels asphalt, dirt, and other materials in areas where needed.
Assists with the inspection, operation, and preventive maintenance on equipment.
Maintains mowing of City right-of-ways.
Wears installs, and enforces the use of PPE’s (Personal Protective Equipment), safety and traffic signs.
Adheres to work schedule and attendance requirements.
Adheres to all safety rules and regulations.
Performs other duties as directed
Must create a positive public image as a representative of the city.
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High school diploma or GED obtained with basic experience in street construction and maintenance, or any combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and ability to perform the job. Requires a valid Florida driver license and the ability to obtain a class ‘A’ CDL with airbrake endorsements within one (1) year from date of hire. May require inmate supervision certification.
Applications may be obtained from the administration office, 71 US Hwy 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433, or on the city website. Applications will be received during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The City of DeFuniak Springs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer/Drug Free Workplace. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, religion, or any other legally protected status.We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, religion or any other legally protected status. 397wds 1tc 2/28
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Investigates code violation complaints; issues appropriate notices, citations, and orders.Prepares and maintains reports and records regarding activities (i.e., case files, incident reports, warning tickets, citations, etc.); files reports on all cases worked.
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Requires high school diploma or G.E.D. and Florida Association of Code Enforcement Level I Code Enforcement Officer certification, preferably with two (2) years experience in an environment that has provided some working knowledge of dealing with the public, carrying out written instructions and writing reports or letters; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Desire to continue education and training to further advance in Code Enforcement levels II, III, IV and C.E.P. certifications. Knowledge of the City of DeFuniak Springs area is desired and preferred. Requires a valid Florida driver license.
Applications may be obtained from the administration office, 71 US Hwy 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433, or on the city website. Applications will be received during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The City of DeFuniak Springs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer/Drug Free Workplace. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, religion, or any other legally protected status.We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, religion or any other legally protected status. 485wds 1tc2/28.#74750
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FREEPORT FANS FROM NEAR AND FAR CONVERGED on the school’s auditorium on Feb. 19 and 20 to watch the internet broadcast of the Lady Bulldogs’ Final Four appearances. The roar from the crowd was deafening as Freeport surged ahead in the fourth quarter to take the 46-36 win over Wildwood for the title. (Photo by Reid Tucker)

A Community Celebration honoring the 2015 Girls Basketball State Champions, the Freeport Lady Bulldogs was held Saturday Feb. 28 at the Freeport City Hall. Freeport claimed its first girls basketball state championship with a 46-36 victory over Wildwood at Lakeland Canter. (Photo by Reid Tucker)

PONCE DE LEON opened their 2015 softball season with a 7-6 win at home over Laurel Hill as the Pirates had to score four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally from a 6-3 deficit. (Photo by Patrick Casey)

TIM ARD of Emerald Coast Flowers made a floral arrangement using the camellia. Hundreds of visitors from throughout the eastern United States and Canada flocked to Eden Gardens State Park on Feb. 21, for the Friends of Eden sponsored Camellia Festival. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)

MISS TIVOLI 1950, Norma Jean Goodson, was part of the Feb. 21 Black History Month parade and celebration held in DeFuniak Springs. (Photo by Bruce Collier)

]]>http://defuniakherald.com/?feed=rss2&p=88480DFS city staff recommends Kelly Schultz for planning director, Council votes 4-1 to approvehttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8846
http://defuniakherald.com/?p=8846#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:03:19 +0000adminhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8846By REID TUCKER
Former Interim City Manager and Airport Services Supervisor Kelly Schultz got the recommendation of current City Manager Sara Bowers to fill the vacant planning director position.
That recommendation eventually got the nod from the Council as well on the night of its Feb. 23 meeting, but it took some doing before calling for question.
The ranking committee, headed up by Bowers, awarded Schultz top spot among the six planning director applicants, three of which had the qualifications the city was looking for. Schultz earned Bowers’ recommendation for the job over the course of two interviews based on her qualifications and previous planning experience as well as what Bowers described in a memo to the Council as “excellent people skills and familiarity with the city.”
Before the Council members could put the recommendation to the vote, City Attorney Clayton Adkinson advised them that, after conferring with city staff, he undertook an investigation to determine whether a member of the committee had been asked to change their vote in the ranking of applicants. This turned out not to be the case, as all rankings remained the same throughout the process, and with Schultz still as the number-one selection. However, Councilman Mac Carpenter, who first brought a possible error in the selection procedure to Adkinson’s attention, spoke up, saying the perception of an error in the process was enough to warrant starting over from the beginning.
“We need to back up and start over,” Carpenter said. “I want to make this clear: it has nothing to do with any of the applicants. I’m not trying to micro-manage this. I’ve made it very clear that I have not injected myself into this process, and I don’t want there to be any misunderstanding by anyone that would suggest that I have, because I have not. I think there’s enough question about (the process) that we need to start over.”
The rest of the Council was satisfied enough, and the board returned a 4-1 vote in favor of hiring Schultz as planning director, a position left unoccupied since the previous holder of the position, Greg Scoville, was fired in late 2012 for failure to comply with a random drug test. Carpenter cast the nay vote on the basis of his argument that there was a problem with the ranking process.
The specter of possible procedural problems once more reared its head later in the meeting, with citizen Shayne Betts taking the Council to task over a lack of processes to ensure that the city keeps tabs on its finance department. What sparked the complaint was the bill the city received from auditing firm Tipton, Marler, Garner & Chastain for an additional $44,124 needed to cover the additional work the firm did on the Fiscal Year 2013 audit. The whole issue of the extra work needed to fix the audit, which amounted to an unexpectedly lengthy process of reconciling financial statements, ultimately resulted in the firing of former Finance Director Thomas Carman last month.
For her part, Betts said that if fellow DeFuniak resident J.B. Hillard had not brought the situation of Carman being behind on his audit prep the Council would not have been aware of the problem.
“If the Council is the one responsible [for oversight of the finance director], you failed us citizens,” Betts said. “Mr. Hillard is the one who brought this to the attention of the Council or I absolutely believe we’d still be going through it.”
The finance director is required to report to the City Council but, as Carpenter pointed out, the ordinance regulating the position says the city manager is responsible for making the Council aware of the finance department’s activities. Nevertheless, City Clerk Loretta Laird said every member of the Council had at some time offered to get Carman help with his audit preparation should he require it, but he declined.
It was thus that Councilman Ron Kelley found Betts’ complaints against the Council to be “subjective.” Taking care of the city’s finances was Carman’s job and he didn’t live up to that obligation, which led to his termination, Kelley said.
“It wasn’t necessarily Ms. Bowers’ job, or mine, or [Councilman Kermit Wright’s] or anyone else’s,” he said. “We tried to help [Carman] both publically and privately. All the outrage I hear is directed toward the Council. However, Mr. Carman bears a great deal of responsibility for not doing his job. Unfortunately Council had to finally intervene when all we got was excuses we had to take action and we did it as quickly as we could.”
Betts countered, saying everything adds up to the city lacking procedures to provide what she called “checks and balances” on the finance department. She said the Council ought to institute a policy of regular checkups on the department if it is to avoid a repeat of the situation.
After all was said and done the Council members voted 5-0 in favor of not paying this overage, as there was no provision for additional work included in the agreement between the city and the auditing firm. The originally agreed-upon amount for auditing services was $65,325, but the letter from Tipton, Marler, Garner & Chastain includes an amount due of $184,023. This amount was reduced to $110,414 – a combination of the original $65,325 and the additional fee of $45,089 – of which the $44,124 remains to be paid.
Adkinson opined that, seeing as the agreement contained no provision for additional charges, the city does not have a solid legal obligation to pay anything over the original amount for auditing services, though the Council’s decision not to pay doesn’t stop the auditing firm from trying to collect.
“They can try,” Bowers said.
Finally, the Council returned a 5-0 vote in favor of passing the ordinance to place the mayor’s right to cast a tie-breaking vote on a voter referendum to go before the electorate at the upcoming city elections set for April 14. However, the board voted 4-1 in favor of removing language that would also eliminate the mayor’s veto power if the referendum passes. It was argued that the ability to veto a decision made by the Council doesn’t, strictly speaking, lend itself to Sunshine Law (that being the Florida law regulating open meetings and public information) violations.
The referendum was first proposed by former Mayor Harold Carpenter, who thought citizens would be better represented if the mayor, not having the ability to vote under any circumstance, could safely talk city business with Council members outside of public meetings.
]]>http://defuniakherald.com/?feed=rss2&p=88460Paxton Council goes with Florida Rural Water Association for water line upgradehttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8843
http://defuniakherald.com/?p=8843#commentsFri, 27 Feb 2015 11:01:01 +0000adminhttp://defuniakherald.com/?p=8843By REID TUCKER
The Paxton Town Council voted 4-0 after some discussion to award the Florida Rural Water Association (FRWA) with the contract for an upcoming water line upgrade project.
Discussion at the Feb. 17 meeting centered on whether the city should chose the FRWA, a not-for-profit company and the first pick after the request for proposal (RFP) process, over the runner-up, the for-profit Municipal Engineering Services. The Council held a special meeting earlier in the month to present its ranking of the parties applying for the project, and some people in attendance took issue after it shook out that the FRWA was going to win the top spot in the evaluation process.
Councilman Tommy Mathis put that question to City Attorney Clay Adkinson, who advised the board that there was no legal reason why the city should not go with the option that will save the taxpayers the most money. Furthermore, Adkinson said there is nothing illegal about allowing a non-profit or indeed any qualified firm to submit a proposal for a project, as it is city policy to accept applications from all parties. The proposal submitted by the FRWA – it being a non-profit company – does not list the amounts charged per hour for its various services in the attached fee schedule, but the city of Paxton has secured an estimated $780,000 in Rural Development grant money from the state.
The whole issue about fee schedules comes down to the difference between an RFP, which includes a submission of a possible bid on the project, and a request for qualifications (RFQ), which looks at whether the firm submitting an application meets the standards according to the nature of the project. In the latter case, the Council would review the applicants and rank them based solely on the merits of their comparative qualifications and later negotiate a price for their services.
Adkinson said engineering service fees are typically consistent across the board – thus, it generally works out that any firm turning in a low bid to secure work for less than the usual rate is doing so at their own disadvantage. He continued, saying the main critique is that non-profit companies can have a competitive advantage against their for-profit counterparts if they have the same qualifications to do the job. However, this issue at the heart of this case may best be resolved by a city policy change in the future, but for now there is no good legal reason not to accept the low bidder, he said.
Motions to accept the rankings and to award the project proposal to the FRWA both returned 4-0 votes in favor.
In other related news, the Council decided to switch up the composition of its RFP selection committee. Historically, the whole Council served as the committee to rank applicants, but Mathis suggested and later made a motion to change it to consist of the mayor, the two city clerks, the board member responsible for the associated city department and a member of the community. That last part is to foster more interest in city government from Paxton residents.
All committee decisions will still have to be brought before the council for final approval. This applies to RFPs and RFQs.
The Council also unanimously approved the its annual agreement with Paxton’s Dixie Youth Baseball league for use of the city’s sports complex in the upcoming season. The terms of the agreement are the same as they have been in past years, with only the renew-by dates changing. This season’s Dixie Youth Baseball opening day ceremonies will be held March 7 starting at 9 a.m.
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NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BEVERLY J. JENNINGS OR THOMAS JENNINGS the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Said property being in the County of WALTON, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.walton.realforeclose.com on the 17th day of March, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BEVERLY J. JENNINGS OR THOMAS JENNINGS the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Said property being in the County of WALTON, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.walton.realforeclose.com on the 17th day of March, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BEVERLY J. JENNINGS OR THOMAS JENNINGS the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Said property being in the County of WALTON, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.walton.realforeclose.com on the 17TH day of MARCH, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued in the CIRCUIT Court of WALTON County, Florida, on the 7TH , day of OCTOBER, 2014 In the cause wherein SYNOVUS BANK was/were plaintiff(s) and ALLAN JED & SHARON KAY BYRD, ET AL was/were defendant(s), being Case No 13CA000361 in said Court.
I, MICHAEL A. ADKINSON, JR., as Sheriff of WALTON County, Florida, have levied upon all the right, title and interest of the defendant ALLAN JED & SHARON KAY BYRD, ET AL in and to the following described REAL property, to-wit:

THE WEST ONE-HALF (W ) OF THE EAST ONE-HALF (E ) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE ) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW ) OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 18 WEST, ALL LYING AND BEING IN WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
SUBJECT TO EASEMENT TO ALABAMA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC, BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1797, PAGE 268, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
EASEMENT GRANTED TO GULF POWER COMPANY BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 69 PAGE 295 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY FLORIDA
PARCEL ID #20-3N-18-10000-023-0000

And on the 10TH day of, MARCH, 2015 at the front entrance of the Walton County Courthouse, DeFuniak Springs, FL, Walton County, FL, at the hour of 11:00 am or as soon as possible thereafter, I will offer for sale all of the said defendantÕs ALLAN JED & SHARON KAY BYRD Ôs right, title and interest in aforesaid property at public outcry and will sell the same subject to taxes, all prior liens, encumbrances and judgments, if any, to the highest and best bidder or bidders for CASH IN HAND ONLY. The proceeds to be applied as far as may be to the payment of costs and the satisfaction of the above described execution.

The Walton County School District invites bids for ÒAudio Visual UpgradesÓ for Maude Saunders Elementary School and Van R. Butler Elementary School. Bid specifications can be obtained from the Facilities Office, Walton County School District, 555 Walton Road, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. Bidders can also download information from the Walton County School District website main page under the Facilities Department, Request for Proposal (RFP) section, at www.walton.k12.fl.us. All bids must be submitted on the bid form included.

Bids shall be sealed in an envelope marked ÒAudio Visual BidÓ. Bids shall be submitted to the WISE Educational Complex, Facilities and Planning Office, 555 Walton Road, Room 317, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433, no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at which time the bids shall be opened by the Bid Committee. Bids shall be presented to the School Board at its next scheduled meeting. The successful bidder will be notified within ten (10) working days following the acceptance of this bid.

The School Board of Walton County reserves the right to reject / award any or all bids in the manner in which the Board determines to be in its best interest. All bidders are notified that written Òbid protestÓ must be filed with the Superintendent of Schools within seventy-two (72) hours, after receipt and notice of decision / intended decision of awarding the bid. Failure to do so shall constitute a waiver of any further right to protest the bid award.

Questions relative to this bid may be directed to Mark Gardner, Facilities and Maintenance Director at 850-892-1100 ext. 1810 or by email gardnerm@walton.k12.fl.us

All bidders are subject to the provisions of F.S. 287.133 entity crime statute and the provisions of F.S. 1012.465 Jessica Lunsford Act.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 14DR750
DIVISION:

JEFFREY MICHAEL SIPES
Petitioner

and

CYNTHIA KAY SIPES
Respondent

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
(NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT)

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on JEFFREY MICHAEL SIPES, whose address is 60 N 8TH ST DFS FL 32433 on or before MARCH 16, 2015, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at WALTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 571 US HWY. 90 E., DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: NONE

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit CourtÕs office. You may review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit CourtÕs office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerkÕs office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

The administration of the estate of LENORE M. SIMPSON, deceased, whose date of death was October 12, 2014, is pending in the Circuit Court for WALTON County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 571 U.S. Hwy 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representativeÕs attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedentÕs estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedentÕs estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTÕS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated 2-11-2015, and entered in 14000108CAAXMX of the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Circuit in and for WALTON County, Florida, wherein GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, is the Plaintiff and ROBERT LEE BALKCOM A/K/A ROBERT L. BALKCOM A/K/A ROBERT BALKCOM; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ROBERT LEE BALKCOM A/K/A ROBERT L. BALKCOM A/K/A ROBERT BALKCOM; UNKNOWN TENANT # 1; UNKNOWN TENANT # 2 are the Defendant(s). Alex Alford as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, www.walton.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 AM on MARCH 30, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

THE EAST 100 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 34, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 21 WEST, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION, PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 4, PROCEED NORTH ALONG LOT LINE 120 FEET; THENCE EAST 50 FEET PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 34 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE EAST 587 FEET; THENCE NORTH GO 90 FEET PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 34; THENCE WEST 587 FEET PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTH 90 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 11th day of February, 2015, and entered in Case No. 66-2014-CA-000325, of the Circuit Court of the 1ST Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and WILLIAM SCOTT BUMPAS A/K/A W. SCOTT BUMPAS A/K/A WILLIAM S. BUMPAS BANCORPSOUTH BANK EASTERN LAKE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. UNKNOWN TENANT N/K/A NIKKI HARTUNG; and WORTH WILLIAMS A/K/A WORTH R. WILLIAMS IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants. The Clerk of this Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash electronically at www.walton.realforeclose.com at, 11:00 AM on the 13th day of April, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

UNIT D, OF EASTERN LAKE VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2736, PAGE 3793, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IF ANY, APPURTENANT THERETO, SUBJECT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, TERMS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SAID DECLARATION

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST 2005-8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-8,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ROBERT BRANCH MCCLENDON; UNKNOWN TENANT ; IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
(Please publish in THE HERALD BREEZE)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 11th day of February, 2015, and entered in Case No. 13000459CAAXMX, of the Circuit Court of the 1ST Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-8 is the Plaintiff and ROBERT BRANCH MCCLENDON UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; and UNKNOWN TENANT N/K/A JOSUE F. NEMO IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants. The Clerk of this Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash electronically at www.walton.realforeclose.com at, 11:00 AM on the 16th day of March, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 24, THE COTTAGES OF SHORTLINE LAKES ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 44, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to order rescheduling foreclosure sale or Final Judgment, entered in Civil Case No. 2012-CA-000864 of the Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff and Roger A. Mohler and Laverne E. Mohler a/k/a Laverne Mohler, Husband and Wife are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, Alex Alford, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash VIA THE INTERNET AT WWW.WALTON.REALFORECLOSE.COM, AT 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME on JUNE 11, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOT 5, CYPRESS BREEZE PLANTATION, PHASE 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 14, PAGES 93 AND 93A, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

At least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Plaintiffs Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on February 11, 2015, in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.walton.realforeclose.com, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 16th day of March, 2015 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure, to wit:

Condominium Unit 703, Pointe of View Condominium, a Condominium, together with an undivided interest in the common elements, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof as recorded in official Records book 2571, Page 945, as amended from time to time, of the Public Records of Walton County, Florida.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Walton County, 571 Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433, Phone (850) 595-4400 Fax (850) 595-0360, ADA.Walton@flcourts1.gov, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Alex Alford
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: A. Price
As Deputy Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
Case No.: 2014-CA-000380
Division:

GREENTREE SERVICING LLC,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

CHRISTOPHER J. PENIK, AND ROCHELLE M. PENIK,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause, in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Florida, I, Alex Alford the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell the property situate in Walton County, Florida, described as:

ÇSEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTIONÈ

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. on March 16, 2015.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FUNDS FROM THIS SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS, MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 45.031(1)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES.

Dated this 12th day of February, 2015.

Alex Alford
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: A. Price
As Deputy Clerk

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

NOTE: THIS COMMUNICATION, FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR, IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
Case No.: 14000420CAAXMX

REGIONS BANK D/B/A REGIONS MORTGAGE,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

VERCELL VANCE and MYETTA VANCE A/K/A MYETTA L. VANCE, if living, and all unknown parties claiming by, through, under or against the above named Defendants who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said unknown parties may claim an interest as spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees or other claimants, claiming by, through, under or against the said VERCELL VANCE; or MYETTA VANCE A/K/A MYETTA L. VANCE; LUAU CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NON PROFIT CORPORATION; SANDESTIN OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NON PROFIT CORPORATION, INC., A FLORIDA NON PROFIT CORPORATION; UNKNOWN TENANT # 1; AND UNKNOWN TENANT # 2

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause, in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Florida, I the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell the property situate in Walton County, Florida, described as:

Condominium Unit 7121/7123, LUAU CONDOMINIUM, PHASE II, together with an undivided interest in the common elements, according to the Declaration of Condominium thereof recorded in Official Records Book 2721, Page 1832, as amended in Official Records Book 2721, Page 1965 and as further amended from time to time, of the Public Records of Walton County, Florida.

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. C.S.T. on MARCH 13, 2015.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FUNDS FROM THIS SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS, MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 45.031(1)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES.

DATED this 12th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

Alex Alford
Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: A. Price
Deputy Clerk

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 2011 CA 10

BANKTRUST, an Alabama Banking Corporation, n/k/a TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, a National Banking Association,

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Florida, I will sell the property situate in Walton County, Florida, and more particularly described in attached Exhibit A, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com. in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, at 11:00 a.m., Central Time, on the 13TH day of MARCH, 2015.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on FEBRUARY 12, 2015.

NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990 AND NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF RULE 2.540(c)

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

REAL PROPERTY

Lots 28 and 29, Block C, CROSS CREEK SHORES, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 37, of the Public Records of Walton County, Florida.

PERSONAL PROPERTY

All personal property of whatever character or nature located on the real property described above, and all structures and improvements, and all easements, rights, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and profits, water, water rights, and water stock, timber and timber rights and all fixtures attached thereto, and all rents, issues, proceeds and profits, accruing therefrom, and all gas, steam, electric, water and other heating, cooling, cooking, refrigerating, lighting, plumbing, ventilating, irrigating, and power systems, machines, equipment, appliances, fixtures and appurtenances, located on the real property described above, even though such real property may be detached or detachable.

EXHIBIT A

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 14000274CAAXMX

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff

vs.

RANDALL J. CURTIS, et al.

Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Judgement of Foreclosure dated FEBRUARY 11, 2015, entered in Civil Case Number 14000274CAAXMX, in the Circuit Court for Walton County, Florida, wherein PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff, and RANDALL J. CURTIS, et al., are the Defendants, Walton County Clerk of Court will sell the property situated in Walton County, Florida, described as:

ALL OF THE EAST 4/5 OF THE SOUTH 1/4 OF SOUTH 1/2 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 19 WEST, OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, LYING EAST OF STATE ROAD #83 A/K/A LOT 1, BLOCK B, PALMETTO ESTATES S/D UNRECORDED

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 AM, on the 30th day of MARCH, 2015. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Phone (850)623-3159 Fax (850)983-0602 ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Florida, I will sell the property situate in Walton County, Florida, and more particularly described in attached Exhibit A, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, at 11:00 a.m., Central Time, on the 13th day of MARCH, 2015.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on FEBRUARY 12, 2015.

NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990 AND NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF RULE 2.540(c)

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Parcel 1:
From the Southwest corner run thence North 660 feet more or less to the Northwest corner of the South 1/2 of Southwest 1/4 of Southeast 1/4 run thence East parallel to the South forty line 210 feet to the Point of Beginning, run thence South to point lying 420 feet North and 210 feet East of the Southwest corner of the said forty, run thence East 210 feet parallel to the South forty line, run thence South 210 feet parallel to the West forty line, to a point 420 feet East and 210 feet North of the Southwest corner of said forty, run thence East 210 feet parallel to the South forty line, run thence South 210 feet to the South Boundary line of said forty at a point 630 feet East of aforesaid Southwest corner, run thence East to the Southeast Corner of said Forty, run thence North 660 feet more or less to the Northeast corner of the South 1/2 of said forty, run thence West to the Point of Beginning. Lying in Section 7,Township 1 South, Range 19 West, Walton County Florida. And the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7, Township 1 South, Range 19 West, Walton County, Florida.

AND

Parcel 2:
From the Northeast corner of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Southeast 1/4; Section 7, Township 1 South, Range 19 West, Walton County, Florida, run West 209 feet for a Point of Beginning; thence continue West 1109 feet more or less, to the West line of aforesaid Ó40Ó, thence continue South along the West line of aforesaid Ò40Ó 248 feet, thence East 209 feet, thence South 209 feet, thence East 280.4 feet, more or less, to the North right of way line of State Road #83-A, thence Northeasterly along said right of way to a point lying 209 feet West of the East line of said Ò40Ó, thence North 34 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

PERSONAL PROPERTY

All personal property of whatever character or nature located on the real property described above, and all structures and improvements, and all easements, rights, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and profits, water, water rights, and water stock, timber and timber rights and all fixtures attached thereto, and all rents, issues, proceeds and profits, accruing there from, and all gas, steam, electric, water and other heating, cooling, cooking, refrigerating, lighting, plumbing, ventilating, irrigating, and power systems, machines, equipment, appliances, fixtures and appurtenances, located on the real property described above, even though such real properly maybe detached or detachable.

EXHIBIT ÒAÓ

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Walton County Technical Review Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at 8:30 am at the South Walton Courthouse Annex in Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459. The following items are scheduled for review and action:

Steffen Subdivision – Project number 14-00100045 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a major development order application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc., requesting approval for a 6 lot residential subdivision consisting of 1.11 acres with a future land use of Neighborhood Infill and an Inlet Beach Neighborhood Plan designation of Residential (8:1). The property is located on the north side of West Park Place Avenue approximately 160 feet east of the intersection of South Orange Street and West Park Place Avenue and is identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-1740, 36-3S-18-16100-000-1741, and 36-3S-18-16100-000-1742.

Parking Improvements at Kingdom Hall of JehovahÕs Witness – Project number 14-00100242 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a minor development order application submitted by Panhandle Engineering, Inc., requesting approval for parking lot improvements to the existing church, consisting of 3.5 acres with a future land use of Estate Residential. The project is located at 37 Peck Cawthon Road, on the corner of Coy Burgess Loop & Peck Cawthon Road, and is identified by parcel number(s) 03-2N-19-18000-017-0010.

Hinton Road Abandonment- Project number 15-00800003 being is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a petition for abandonment application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates consisting of the east 21 feet of the West 33 feet of Government Lot 22, Section 24, Township 3 South, Range 19 West, of Walton County, Florida less and except the north 10 feet thereof with a future land use of Neighborhood Infill. The project is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Hinton Drive and Hinton-Bishop Drive and identified by parcel number(s) 24-3S-19-25120-000-0220.

Thunder Bay- Project number 15-00300002 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a re-plat request to combine lots 26, 27, and 28 of Block 2, Chickasaw Subdivision, submitted by Full Scope Surveying, LLC consisting of 1.24 acres with a future land use of Rural Village. The project is located at 14310 State Highway 20 West, Niceville, FL and identified by parcel number(s) 28-1S-21-41020-002-0260 and 28-1S-21-41020-002-0270.

Quatre Maison Subdivision – Project number 15-00100021 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a Major development order application submitted by Jenkins Engineering, Inc. requesting approval to build a four lot single family residential subdivision on approximately 0.63 acres with a future land use of Neighborhood Infill. The project is located on Driftwood Road, approximately one-fourth mile south of U.S. Highway 98 East and identified by parcel number(s) 30-2S-21-42290-000-0610.

Ciboney Phase II Swimming Pool- Project number 15-01300001 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a less than minor development order application submitted by Colleen Sachs requesting approval to convert a residential lot to a site for a community swimming pool and bathhouse located on approximately 1.87 acres with a future land use of Neighborhood Infill. The project is located in Ciboney Phase II and identified by parcel number(s) 30-2S-21-42290-000-1020 and 30-2S-21-42290-000-0750.

Inlet Beach Water System Office Building – Project number 15-00100012 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a minor development order application submitted by Inlet Beach Water Systems, Inc., requesting approval to construct a 1,518 square foot office building on 2.28 acres with a future land use of Public Facilities and an Inlet Beach Neighborhood Plan designation of Public Use. The project is located at 99 North Wall Street and is identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-0480.

Fayard Mini Storage – Project number 15-00100024 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a major development order application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc., requesting approval for 49,570 square feet of mini storage on 3.47 acres with a future land use of Village Mixed Use. The project is located on the south side of U.S. Hwy. 98 West, east of Don Bishop Road and west of Mussett Bayou Road and is identified by parcel number(s) 33-2s-20-33260-063-0002.

Grace Point Phase 1 – Project number 15-00300003 is being reviewed by Renee Bradley. This is a plat application submitted by Innerlight Engineering, Corporation requesting approval to plat 35 single family residential lots on 6.83 acres with a future land use of Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND). The project is located 2.0 miles west of Watersound Parkway, traveling from Walton county office turn right on Fl-83/US-331 S, continue 0.7 miles, turn left onto Fl-30 E/US-98 E, continue 15.1 miles, turn right onto S Watersound Parkway travel 1.1 miles turn right onto E Co. Hwy. 30A travel 2 miles west to the site, the property is located on the south side of CR-30A and is identified by parcel number(s) 20-3S-18-16000-003-0000.

Quattuor Development – Project number 15-00100025 is being reviewed by Tim Whaler. This is a major development order application submitted by Innerlight Engineering Corporation requesting approval to develop four single family lots on 1.137 acres with a future land use of neighborhood infill. The project is located on the south side of C.R. 30A approximately 0.10 mile west of intersection of the east end of C.R. 30A and US Hwy 98 E and is identified by parcel number 36-3S-18-16100-000-0780.

Forest View Village PUD Amendment – Project number 15-00100026 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a Major Development application submitted by Innerlight Engineering, proposing to amend DO #06-001-00108 to reduce the overall scope of the PUD and remove parcels that have been repurposed by the Walton County BCC and the Walton County School Board and request approval of the revised site plan, entitlements and impacts. The project is located on the following parcel IDÕs: 053S18160000010021, 053S18160000010040, 083S18160000010050, and 053S18160000010030.

Proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s) may be inspected by the public from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday at Walton County Planning and Development Services located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32549 or 47 North 6th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435. Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s).

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board of commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Please be advised accordingly.

The Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold a special public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard at the SEASCAPE GOLF, BEACH & TENNIS RESORT CONFERENCE CENTER, 556 SEASCAPE DRIVE, MIRAMAR BEACH, FLORIDA (PLEASE NOTE ALTERNATE LOCATION). The following items will be heard:

QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS:

Re-Design of Chateau 30A – Project number 14-00100167 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a major development order application submitted by Jenkins Engineering, Inc., requesting approval for the construction of a commercial building containing a 59,256 square foot, 90-room, four-story, limited lodging inn, and a second building containing 660 square feet of retail space on a 2.4 -acre parcel with a future land use of Village Mixed Use. The project is located on East CR 30A north of Williams Street and is identified by parcel number(s) 24-3S-19-25030-000-0021.

Proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s) may be inspected by the public from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday at Walton County Planning and Development Services located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32549 or 47 North 6th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435.

Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s).

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board or commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
Case No.: 2013-CA-000054

GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEBORAH J. STEELE; et. al.,

Defendants,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
(To be Published in the Defuniak Herald Breeze)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment dated FEBRUARY 11, 2015, entered in Civil Case No.: 2013-CA-000054 of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, is Plaintiff, and DEBORAH J. STEELE; REGIONS BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO AMSOUTH BANK; THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. A/K/A THE VILLAGE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAME UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, are Defendant(s).

ALEX ALFORD, the Clerk of Court shall sell to the highest bidder for cash at an online public sale at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m., central time on the 13TH day of MARCH, 2015 the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

UNIT B-227, THE VILLAGE II, A CONDOMINIUM, ALL AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM AND THE EXHIBITS ATTACHED THERETO AND FORMING A PART THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2625, PAGE 3059, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ALL OF ITS APPURTENANCES, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM, SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM

This property is located at the Street address of: 10343 Highway 30A, Unit B-227, Panama City Beach, FL 32413.

If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk no later than 60 days after the sale. If you fail to file a claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds. After 60 days, only the owner of record as of the date of the lis pendens may claim the surplus.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Walton County, 571 Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433, phone (850) 595-4400, fax (850) 595-0360, email ADA.Walton@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
FILE # 8377st-40735

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2014 CA 31

TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, a National Banking Association, Successor in Interest to BankTrust,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN H. BECKTEL; RICKEY E. SENNER, et aI.,

Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Florida, I will sell the property situate in Walton County, Florida, and more particularly described in attached Exhibit A, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, at 11:00 a.m., Central Time, on the 13th day of MARCH, 2015.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on FEBRUARY 12, 2015.

NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990 AND NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF RULE 2.540(c)

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

REAL PROPERTY
Lot 76, Lakeside at Blue Mountain Beach, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 16, Page(s) 68, Public Records of Walton County, Florida.

PERSONAL PROPERTY
All personal property of whatever character or nature located on the real property described above, and all structures and improvements, and all easements, rights, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and profits, water, water rights, and water stock, timber and timber rights and all fixtures attached thereto, and all rents, issues, proceeds and profits, accruing therefrom, and all gas, steam, electric, water and other heating, cooling, cooking, refrigerating, lighting, plumbing, ventilating, irrigating, and power systems, machines, equipment, appliances, fixtures and appurtenances, located on the real property described above, even though such real property may be detached or detachable.

EXHIBIT ÒAÓ

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 12-CA-000294

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005 SD3,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALLIE W. LOCKLEAR, A/K/A CALLIE WRIGHT; ET AL,

Defendant.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order dated 02/11/2015, entered in Civil Case No. 12-CA-000294 of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005-SD3, Plaintiff and CALLIE W. LOCKLEAR, A/K/A CALLIE WRIGHT; ET AL are defendant(s), ,as the Clerk of Court, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.walton.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 A.M. on MARCH 30, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOTS 8, 9, 18, AND 19, BLOCK 55, OAKWOOD HILLS, UNIT 1, A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 16 AND PART OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, ACCORDING TO THE MAP FILED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 90, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Walton County, 571 Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 (Phone: 850-595-4400, Fax:850-595-0360) ADA.Walton@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

DATED at Walton County, Florida, this 12TH day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

Alex Alford
Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: A. Price
Deputy Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO.: 66-2013-CA-000163

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2005-35CB)

Plaintiff,

vs.

DUNCAN 1. FRASER; FRANCES ANTOINETTE FRASER A/K/A FRANCES A. FRASER; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ, INC., CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-F; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY;

Defendants,

NOTICE OF SALE
(DEFUNIAK HERALD-BREEZE)

NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11, 2015 in the above-styled cause, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.walton.realforeclose.com, on MARCH 13, 2015, the following described property:

LOT 2, SANTA ROSA PINES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 13, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Property Address: 36 MARKON BLVD, SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL 32459

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Shelia Sims, Chief Deputy Court Administrator, Office of Court Administration at (850) 595-4400 at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL 32502 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

WITNESS my hand on 12th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

/s/ By: A. Price
Deputy Clerk of Court, Walton County
(COURT SEAL)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 14000133CAAXMX

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure filed February 11, 2015 entered in Civil Case No. 14000133CAAXMX of the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, the Clerk of Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash electronically at www.walton.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 13th day of MARCH, 2015 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:

Lot 47, HUNTERS RIDGE – PHASE ONE REPLAT, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat book 18, Page(s) 4-4D, of the Public Records of Walton County, Florida.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 12th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

Alex Alford
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: A. Price
As Deputy Clerk

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Shelia Sims, Chief Deputy Court Administrator, Office of Court Administration at (850) 595-4400 at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL 32502 within 2 working days of your receipt of this (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

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TDA# 13TX130164

NOTICE OF
APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Said property being in the County of WALTON, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.walton.realforeclose.com on the 26th day of MARCH, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Said property being in the County of WALTON, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.walton.realforeclose.com on the 26TH day of MARCH, 2015 at 11:00 A.M.

You are hereby notified of a Public Hearing to be held March 10, 2015 at 3:00 PM, or soon thereafter, to consider:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WALTON CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 22-60; FINDING THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE POWER TO REGULATE THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES BY PRIVATE VENDORS MAKING USE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON THE BEACH; AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO PRIVATE VENDORS ON THE BEACH

The Meeting will be held at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, FL.

If anyone decides to appeal a decision of the Board with respect to this meeting that person must ensure that a verbatim record of the meeting is made.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Board of County Commissioners of Walton County no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at the address given in this notice or phone (850) 892-8155.

The Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard at the South Walton County Courthouse Annex, at 31 Coastal Centre Blvd, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The following items will be heard:

QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS:

The Landing – Project number 14-00100079 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a major development order application submitted by ECM, Inc. requesting approval to add 625 square feet of outdoor seating area, consisting of 4.42 acres with a future land use of Village Mixed Use. The project is located 4546 US Hwy. 98 W and is identified by parcel number(s) 28-2S-20-33220-000-0172 & 28-2S-20-33220-000-0173.

Lot 9 Coastal Business Center – Project number 14-00100212 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a major development order application submitted by ECM, requesting the approval to construct a 7,500 square foot warehouse with a 250 square foot office and bathroom, consisting of 0.52 acres with a future land use of Light Industrial. The project is located north of the intersection of US Highway 98 and Goldsby Road, on the south side of Commercial Parkway, and is identified by parcel number(s) 30-2S-20-33500-000-0090.

Paradise Cove (FKA Bunker Cove) Plat – Project number 14-00300027 is being reviewed by Tim Whaler. This is a plat application submitted by Innerlight Engineering, Inc. requesting the approval to plat 19.26 acres consisting of 55 single family lots with a future land use of Small Neighborhood. The project is located north of US Hwy 98, 3.5 miles east of the intersection of the US Hwy 98 and US Hwy 331 and identified by parcel number(s) 35-2S-19-24000-014-0030 & 35-2S-19-24000-014-0032.

Proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s) may be inspected by the public from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday at Walton County Planning and Development Services located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32549 or 47 North 6th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435.

Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s).

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board or commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

The Walton County Design Review Board will hold a regular public meeting to hear projects and hold a Chapter 13 Workshop, beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the South Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT DAY/DATE!! The Board will hear the following items:

Resort Resale Furniture – Project number 15-00100023 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a scenic corridor sign permit application submitted by Boardwalk Designs, Inc., requesting approval of a monument sign measuring 5Õ x 6.67Õ for a total of 33.33 square feet with a future land use of Village Mixed Use. The project is located at 3834 U.S. Hwy. 98 West and is identified by parcel number(s) 27-2S-20-33630-000-00F0.

Public Workshop to discuss amending Chapter 13 of the Walton County Land Development Code – Specifically those portions pertaining to colors, building materials, and landscaping materials. DRB Design Professionals will bring ideas, suggestions, and Landscape Professionals to the Workshop. On October 28, 2014, the Walton County BCC authorized the DRB to schedule this workshop.

The Design Review Board will make a recommendation on major developments to the Board of County Commissioners regarding these items either to approve, approve with conditions or to deny. Any item that is tabled will be scheduled for a future Design Review Board meeting and will not go forward to the Planning Commission until the Design Review Board makes a recommendation.

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board or commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

The Walton County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the South Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 beginning at 5:00 pm, to hear the following items:

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS:

Transit Stop Sign Ordinance – An Ordinance of the Board Of County Commissioners of Walton County amending Chapter 7 (Signs) and Chapter 13 (Scenic Corridors and Vistas) of the Walton County Land Development Code to provide for permitting of off-premise Transit Stop signs on private property as part of an approved Transit Stop plan; providing for sign standards; adding an exhibit for Transit Stop signs; providing for severability; codification and an effective date.

The Winston Townhomes LSA Ð Project number 15-00700001 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a Large Scale Text Amendment application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc., requesting to amend the Walton County Comprehensive Plan Appendix B: Inlet Beach Traditional Neighborhood Plan (IBTNP) Neighborhood Plan Land Use Map designation from Neighborhood Commercial to Residential in the Inlet Beach Traditional Neighborhood Plan, and update the Inlet Beach Traditional Neighborhood Plan Appendix D: Neighborhood Commercial Designations, to include the map amendment of parcel .0541on +/- 0.50 acres in Walton County, south of the Choctawhatchee Bay in Inlet Beach. The project is located on the north side of Walton County Road 30A at the northeast corner of the intersection of Winston Lane and CR-30A, and identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-0541.

QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS:

Midgrove Centre PUD – Project number 14-00100196 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a major development order application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc. requesting approval to develop an 8,000 square foot restaurant, 22,849 square feet of retail, 21,439 square feet of office and a 75 room hotel with a total square footage of 52,279 on 4.89 acres with a future land use of Village Mixed Use and Neighborhood Infill. The project is located approximately 0.35 miles east of the intersection of Eastern Lake Drive and C.R. 30A on the north side of C.R. 30A and is identified by parcel number(s) 24-3S-19-25000-004-0030.

Hidden Palms Subdivision – Project number 14-00100157 is being reviewed by Tim Whaler. This is a major development order application submitted by Sachs & La Seur, P.A., requesting approval of a 20 lot single family subdivision on 2.5 acres with a future land use of Neighborhood Infill. The project is located on the south side of Hatchew Road, 300 feet west of South Holiday Road and is identified by parcel number(s) 30-2S-21-42290-000-0430 and 30-2S-21-42290-000-00700.

The Winston Townhomes – Project number 14-00100132 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a major development order application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc. requesting approval to construct 4 multifamily units on 0.5 acres on with a future land use of Infill. The project is located on the northeast corner of County Road 30A and Winston Lane in Inlet Beach and is identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-0541.

Forest View Village PUD Amendment – Project number 15-00100026 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a Major Development application submitted by Innerlight Engineering, proposing to amend DO #06-001-00108 to reduce the overall scope of the PUD and remove parcels that have been repurposed by the Walton County BCC and the Walton County School Board and request approval of the revised site plan, entitlements and impacts. The project is located on the following parcel IDÕs: 053S18160000010021, 053S18160000010040, 083S18160000010050, and 053S18160000010030.

Lula Cone Peterson-SSA-15-002 – Project number 15-00600002 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a small scale amendment application submitted by ECM, requesting to change the future land use designation of 2.516 acres from Conservation Residential 2:1 to Low Density Residential. The project is located on the south side of Louva Lane at the intersection with Deno Drive and is identified by parcel number(s) 02-3S-20-34160-000-0230.

Reeder SSA 15-001 – Project number 15-00600001 is being reviewed by Vivian Shamel. This is a small scale amendment application submitted by Emerald Coast Associates, Inc. requesting to change the future land use designation of approximately .55 +/- acres of land from Residential Preservation to Neighborhood Infill or a lesser intense land use category. The project is located at the end of Surf Song Lane off of Ellis Drive in Miramar Beach and is identified by parcel number(s) 30-2S-21-42811-001-0000 and 0010.

Gary Johnson Petition for Abandonment- Project number 15-00800002 is being reviewed by Tim Whaler. This is a petition for abandonment application submitted by Gary Johnson, requesting the abandonment of the North half of Charles Street, adjacent and contiguous to the petitionerÕs parcel Lot 5 Block 13, lying in Villa Tasso, Plat Book 3, Page 28, Section 30 & 31, Township 1 South, Range 21 West, Walton County, Florida, with a future land use of Rural Village. The project is located south of SR 20 via Defuniak Street, west on Nimrod Circle for 1/4 mile and identified by parcel number 30-1S-21-41100-013-0050.

Millington & Comer Abandonment – Project number 15-00800001 is being reviewed by Tim Brown. This is a request to abandon a 33Õ right of way easement along the north side of two adjoining parcels submitted by Daniel W. Uhlfelder, Esquire, Agent, with a future land of Neighborhood Infill. The project is located at 66 Emerald Cove Lane and 74 Emerald Cove Lane and is identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-2341 and 36-3S-18-16100-000-2342.

The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding these items either to approve, approve with conditions or to deny. Any agenda item that is tabled will be scheduled for a future Planning Commission meeting and will not go forward to the Board of County Commissioners until the Planning Commission makes a recommendation.

Proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s) may be inspected by the public from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday at Walton County Planning and Development Services located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32549 or 47 North 6th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435.

Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s).

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board or commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Stanton & Gasdick, P.A. has been appointed as Trustee by WYNDHAM VACATION RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIRFIELD RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION for the purposes of instituting a Trustee Foreclosure and Sale under Fla. Stat. ¤721.856. The following owners are hereby notified that you are in default of the note and mortgage for the following properties located in Walton County, Florida:

Contract Number: 401315189 – CHARLES R. HOUGH; Principal Balance: $46,009.05; Interest: $7,600.21; Late Charges: $ 35.00; TOTAL: $53,644.26 through 9/3/2014 (per diem: $22.68/day thereafter). – An undivided 322,000/73,910,000 tenant-in-common interest in Units 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B, 15A and 15B of FAIRFIELD DESTIN AT BEACH STREET COTTAGES, A CONDOMINIUM, together with all appurtenances thereto, according and subject to the Declaration of Condominium for Fairfield Destin at Beach Street Cottages, A Condominium as recorded in Official Record Book 2666, Page 737, public records of Walton County, Florida (the ÒDeclarationÓ), together with any and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto.

The Property described above is a/an Annual ownership interest as described in the Declaration for the project and such ownership interest has been allocated 322,000 Points as defined in the Declaration for use in Each year(s).

The owners must pay the TOTAL listed above plus the per diem. Failure to cure the default set forth herein or take other appropriate action regarding this matter will result in the loss of ownership of the timeshare through the trustee foreclosure procedure set forth in F.S.721.856. You have the right to submit an objection form, exercising your right to object to the use of the trustee foreclosure procedure. If the objection is filed this matter shall be subject to the judicial foreclosure procedure only. The default may be cured any time before the trusteeÕs sale of your timeshare interest. If you do not object to the trustee foreclosure procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment even if the proceeds from the sale of your timeshare interest are insufficient to offset the amounts secured by the lien.
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, it is required that we state the following to you: THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Stanton & Gasdick, P.A. has been appointed as Trustee by WYNDHAM VACATION RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIRFIELD RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION for the purposes of instituting a Trustee Foreclosure and Sale under Fla. Stat. ¤721.856. The following owners are hereby notified that you are in default of the note and mortgage for the following properties located in Walton County, Florida:

Contract Number: 401204136 – DEKIA SCOTT and MICHAEL SCOTT; Principal Balance: $26,812.60; Interest: $8,701.01; Late Charges: $ 25.00; TOTAL: $35,538.61 through 9/2/2014 (per diem: $13.22/day thereafter). – An undivided 212,000/101,376,000 tenant-in-common fee simple interest in Units 241 through 246; 341 through 346 of FAIRFIELD DESTIN AT BAY CLUB II, A CONDOMINIUM, together with all appurtenances thereto, according and subject to the Declaration of Condominium for FAIRFIELD DESTIN AT BAY CLUB II, a Condominium as recorded in Official Records Book 2601, Page 315, Public Records of Walton County, Florida (the ÒDeclarationÓ), together with any and all amendments and supplements thereto.

The Property described above is a/an Annual ownership interest as described in the Declaration for the projects and such ownership interest has been allocated 212000 Points as defined in the Declaration for use in Each year(s).

The owners must pay the TOTAL listed above plus the per diem. Failure to cure the default set forth herein or take other appropriate action regarding this matter will result in the loss of ownership of the timeshare through the trustee foreclosure procedure set forth in F.S.721.856. You have the right to submit an objection form, exercising your right to object to the use of the trustee foreclosure procedure. If the objection is filed this matter shall be subject to the judicial foreclosure procedure only. The default may be cured any time before the trusteeÕs sale of your timeshare interest. If you do not object to the trustee foreclosure procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment even if the proceeds from the sale of your timeshare interest are insufficient to offset the amounts secured by the lien.
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, it is required that we state the following to you: THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Stanton & Gasdick, P.A. has been appointed as Trustee by WYNDHAM VACATION RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIRFIELD RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION for the purposes of instituting a Trustee Foreclosure and Sale under Fla. Stat. ¤721.856. The following owners are hereby notified that you are in default of the note and mortgage for the following properties located in Walton County, Florida:

Contract Number: 401220116 – TRACY STANFORD; Principal Balance: $30,510.17; Interest: $3,927.88; Late Charges: $ 30.00; TOTAL: $34,468.05 through 9/2/2014 (per diem: $12.36/day thereafter). – An undivided 273,000/101,072,000 tenant-in-common interest in the ÒSIXTHÓ FLOOR (as hereinafter defined), together with the same undivided tenant-in-common interest in one-seventh (1/7) of the real property known as FAIRFIELD DESTIN AT MAJESTIC SUN, a vacation ownership resort (ÒResort FacilityÓ), less and except the Floors, and together with all appurtenances thereto, according and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Fairfield Destin at Majestic Sun (ÒDECLARATIONÓ), as recorded in Official Records Book 2293, Page 799, public records of Walton County, Florida, and all amendments thereof and supplements. The term ÒFLOORÓ as used herein means the area of space encompassing the portion of the building located at the Resort Facility, including the Units (as defined in the Declaration) and Common Areas (as defined in the Declaration), including a Floor 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9 and 10.

The Property described above is a/an Annual ownership interest as described in the Declaration for the project and such ownership interest has been allocated 273,000 Points as defined in the Declaration for use in Each year(s).

The owners must pay the TOTAL listed above plus the per diem. Failure to cure the default set forth herein or take other appropriate action regarding this matter will result in the loss of ownership of the timeshare through the trustee foreclosure procedure set forth in F.S.721.856. You have the right to submit an objection form, exercising your right to object to the use of the trustee foreclosure procedure. If the objection is filed this matter shall be subject to the judicial foreclosure procedure only. The default may be cured any time before the trusteeÕs sale of your timeshare interest. If you do not object to the trustee foreclosure procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment even if the proceeds from the sale of your timeshare interest are insufficient to offset the amounts secured by the lien.
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, it is required that we state the following to you: THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

NOTICE is given pursuant to a Final Judgment of Re-Foreclosure and Reformation of Deed and Mortgage dated February 11, 2015, in Case No. 10-CA-001108 of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit, in and for Walton County, Florida, in which Farm Credit of Northwest Florida, ACA is the Plaintiff and F. Lloyd Blue, Jr.; Dismal Creek, LLC; Merchants and Farmers Bank; Covington County Bank; Cowford Farm Estates Homeowners Association, Inc.; and, Unknown Parties in Possession, are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash on March 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. CT at www.walton.realforeclose.com, the property set forth in the Final Judgment of Re-Foreclosure and Reformation of Deed and Mortgage and more particularly described as follows:

TRACT 17

A PARCEL OF LAND IN SECTION 27 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA. BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 27 SOUTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 2273.74 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 14 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 39.46 FEET TO A POINT AT THE APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF COWFORD ROAD; THENCE ON SAID APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) CALLS: (1) THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 91.76 FEET; (2) THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 359.02 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 322.05 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 360.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 20 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 308.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 657.26 FEET; THENCE NORTH 14 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 130.39 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PARCEL HEREIN DESCRIBED.

SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 7.40 ACRES. [322186 SQUARE FEET]

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.
DATED: February 12, 2015

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE No. 12CA637

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB5,

Plaintiff,

vs.

SHAWN F. SOMERSET A/K/A SHAWN SOMERSET, ET.AL.,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11, 2015, and entered in Case No. 12CA637 of the Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB5, is Plaintiff and Shawn F. Somerset a/k/a Shawn Somerset; Unknown Spouse of Shawn F. Somerset a/k/a Shawn Somerset; Unknown Tenant #1; Unknown Tenant #2, are the Defendants, the Walton County Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via an online auction at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern) on the 12th day of May, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:

Lot 3: Commence at the Southwest corner of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, Township 1 South, Range 18 West, Walton County, Florida; and run North 0¡19Õ10Ó East, along the West line of said East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, a distance of 287.02 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 0¡19Õ10Ó East. 128.51 feet; thence South 88¡43Õ34Ó East, 200 feet to the West Right-of-Way line of a proposed road; thence South 0¡19Õ05Ó West, along said Right -of-Way line, 128.32 feet; thence North 88¡46Õ50Ó West, 200 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Lot 4: Commence at the Southwest corner of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, Township 1 South, Range 18 West, Walton County, Florida; and run North 0¡19Õ 10Ó East, along the West line of said East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, a distance of 415.53 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 0¡19Õ10Ó East, 128.51 feet; thence South 88¡40Õ 18Ó East, 200 feet to the West Right-of-Way line of a proposed road; thence South 0¡19Õ05Ó West, along said Right-of-Way line, 128.32 feet; thence North 88¡43Õ34Ó West, 200 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Located: 250 Whip-Poor-Will Ln, Freeport, Florida 32439

and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in PlaintiffÕs mortgage.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated at DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida, this 12th day of February, 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE No. 13 CA 434

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-4,

Plaintiff,

vs.

FRANCES HOWELL, et al.,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11, 2015, and entered in Case No. 13 CA 434 of the Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTEHOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-4, is Plaintiff and Frances Howell; James Howell, are the Defendants, the Walton County Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via an online auction at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern) on the 17th day of March, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:

Parcel A: Commence at the Southeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 5,Township 2 North, Range 19 West, Walton County, Florida; thence, North 00 degrees 59 minutes 42 seconds East along the forty line 239.95 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 00 degrees 59 minutes 42 seconds East 837.83 feet; thence, North 89 degrees 52 minutes 41 seconds West 1314.45 feet; thence, South 00 degrees 12 minutes 13 seconds West 837.73 feet; thence, South 89 degrees 52 minutes 41 seconds East 1302.88 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Parcel B: Begin at the Southeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast l/4 of Section 5, Township 2 North, Range 19 West, Walton County, Florida; thence, South 00 degrees 40 minutes 06 seconds West along the forty line 636.69 feet; thence, North 88 degrees 09 minutes 37 seconds West 1294.93 feet; thence, North 00 degrees 12 minutes 13 seconds East 837.78 feet; thence, South 89 degrees 52 minutes 41 seconds East 1302.88 feet to the East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4; thence, South 00 degrees 59 minutes 42 seconds West 239.95 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Together with an easement for ingress, egress and utilities described as follows:

East 2513.46 feet; thence, North 89 degrees 52 minutes 41 seconds West 554.61 feet; thence, North 00 degrees 07 minutes 19 seconds East 608.34 feet to the South Right-of-Way line of Bob Sikes Road; thence, South 85 degrees 44 minutes 13 seconds East 60.16 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Located: 541 Mountain Valley Road, Defuniak Springs, FL 32435

and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in PlaintiffÕs mortgage.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated at DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida, this 12th day of February, 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE No. 662012CA000697

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MARTIN E. LEWIS, et al.,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11, 2015, and entered in Case No. 662012CA000697 of the Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., is Plaintiff and Martin E. Lewis, Botany Bayou HomeownersÕ Association, Inc., Unknown Tenant No. 1, are the Defendants, the Walton County Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via an online auction at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern) on the 11th day of June, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:

Lot 64, Block B, Botany Bayou, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 14, Page(s) 82, of the public records of Walton County, Florida.

Located: 160 Botany Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in PlaintiffÕs mortgage.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated at DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida, this 13th day of February, 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE No. 13CA383

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC3,

Plaintiff,

vs.

HERMAN HUDSON, et al.,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE OF SALE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 11th, 2015, and entered in Case No. 13CA383 of the Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC3, is Plaintiff and HERMAN HUDSON and MARY LOUISE HUDSON are the Defendants, the Walton County Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash via an online auction at www.walton.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. Central (12:00 p.m. Eastern) on the 17th day of March, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:

THE NORTH 1/3 OF LOTS 718 AND 719 AND THE S 1/2 OF ALLEY ADJOINING SAID N 1/3 OF LOTS 718 AND 719, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF LAKE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA BY W.J. VANKIRK, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Property Address: 99 N 11th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

and all fixtures and personal property located therein or thereon, which are included as security in PlaintiffÕs mortgage.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated at DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida, this 12th day of February, 2015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ROCKMAN RECOVERY & TOWING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 03/13/2015, 09:00 am at 1207B US HIGHWAY 331 S DEFUNIAK SPGS, FL 32435-3398, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. ROCKMAN RECOVERY & TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

1994 GENERAL MOTORS CORP
1GTEK19K3RE563408

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NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ROCKMAN RECOVERY & TOWING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 03/16/2015, 09:00 am at 1207B US HIGHWAY 331 S DEFUNIAK SPGS, FL 32435-3398, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. ROCKMAN RECOVERY & TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

1998 CHEVROLET
1G1ND52T8WY142825

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 2014 CA 266

TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, a National Banking Association, as BANKTRUSTÕs Successor in Interest by Way of Merger,

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Florida, I will sell the property situate in Walton County, Florida, and more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at www.walton.realforeclose.com. in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, at 11:00 a.m., Central Time, on the 17TH day of MARCH, 2015.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus funds from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court on FEBRUARY 12, 2015.

NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT OF 1990 AND NOTICE REQUIREMENT OF RULE 2.540(c)

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

LOT 23, FIRST ADDITION TO BAYOU PINES, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION.

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 14, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 21 WEST, THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 135.0 FEET, THENCE N 89¡47ÕE, A DISTANCE OF 464.0 FEET FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 89¡47ÕE, A DISTANCE OF 90.0 FEET, THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 135.0 FEET, THENCE S 89¡47ÕW, A DISTANCE OF 90.0 FEET, THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 135.0 FEET TO POINT OF BEGINNING. 1/57TH INTEREST IN LOTS 8 AND 9, FIRST ADDITION TO BAYOU PINES (REVISED LAKE AREA). COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 14, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 21 WEST, THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 330.30 FEET, THENCE N 89¡46 ÔE A DISTANCE OF 684.0 FEET, THENCE CONTINUE N 89¡46Õ E A DISTANCE OF 100.0 FEET, THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 135.51 FEET, THENCE S 89¡47ÕW, A DISTANCE OF 140.0 FEET, THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 85.47 FEET, THENCE N 89¡46ÕE, A DISTANCE OF 40.0 FEET, THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 50.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALL LYING AND BEING IN LOT 14, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 21 WEST, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

EXHIBIT ÒAÓ

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2012000959CA

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Plaintiff,

vs.

ROBERT W. ROLLINS; JUDITH A. ROLLINS; ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED; LEEWARD KEY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; EMERALD SHORES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH WALTON, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK NA; UNKNOWN PERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;

Defendants.

NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
(Please publish in THE HERALD BREEZE)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated FEBRUARY 11, 2015, and entered in Case No. 2012000959CA, of the Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and for WALTON County, Florida, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. is Plaintiff and ROBERT W. ROLLINS; JUDITH A. ROLLINS; ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED; UNKNOWN PERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; LEEWARD KEY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; EMERALD SHORES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH WALTON, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK NA; are defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash BY ELECTRONIC SALE AT: www.walton.realforeclose.com, at 11:00 A.M., on the 30th day of MARCH, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

CONDOMINIUM PARCEL: UNIT NUMBER 604 LEEWARD KEY, A CONDOMINIUM, ALL AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM AND THE EXHIBITS ANNEXED THERETO AND FORMING A PART THREREOF, AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2014, PAGE 314, ALL OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. TOGETHER WITH ALL OF ITS APPURTENANCES ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM. SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM.

A person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 12th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.
ALEX ALFORD
As Clerk of said Court
/s/ By: Tanza Beck
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)

This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No 2012-32. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provisions of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Walton County, 571 Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433 Phone number (850) 595-4400 Fax number (850) 595-0360 ADA.Walton@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order of Final Judgment entered in Case No. 2009-CA-002594 in the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Circuit in and for WALTON County, Florida, wherein, Christiana Trust, a division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity nut Trustee of ARLP Trust 4, Plaintiff, and, UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE 119 BAIRD ROAD LAND TRUST, DATED AUGUST 23, 2004, ET. AL., are Defendants. The Clerk of Court will sell to the highest bidder for cash online at www.walton.realforeclose.com at the hour of 11:00AM, on the 11th day of JUNE, 2015, the following described property:

LOT 30, BLOCK A, BEACH HIGHLANDS-FIRST ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 50, PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Shelia Sims, Chief Deputy Court Administrator, Office of Court Administration at (850) 595-4400 at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Center, 5th Floor, Penscola, FL 32502 within 2 working days of your receipt of this (describe notice); if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 14000037CAAX

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property:

LOT 11, BLOCK A, DOROTHY BOWEN ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 21 WEST, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 18, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 11, BLOCK A, DOROTHY BOWEN ESTATES AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 18, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE PROCEED ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 11, BLOCK A, DOROTHY BOWEN ESTATES, SOUTH 02¡ 17Õ 42Ó WEST, A DISTANCE OF 153.90 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE OF LOT 11, BLOCK A, DOROTHY BOWEN ESTATES, PROCEED SOUTH 87¡ 42Õ 18Ó EAST, A DISTANCE OF 27.43 FEET TO THE CURVED, WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SYL V. PRITCHARD ROAD HAVING A RADIUS OF 40 FEET AND BEING CONCAVE TO THE EAST; THENCE PROCEED SOUTHERLY ALONG THE CURVED WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SYL V. PRITCHARD ROAD, A DISTANCE OF 95.35 FEET (CHORD = 74.32, CHORD BEARING = SOUTH 04¡ 10Õ 08Ó WEST, DELTA ANGLE = 136¡ 34Õ 33Ó); THENCE DEPARTING THE CURVED WESTERLY RIGHT OF WA Y LINE OF SYL V. PRITCHARD ROAD PROCEED NORTH 87¡ 42Õ 18Ó WEST, A DISTANCE OF 25.00 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 11, BLOCK A, DOROTHY BOWEN ESTATES, THENCE NORTH 02¡ 17Õ 42Ó EAST, A DISTANCE OF 74.28 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING

has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it, on Choice Legal Group, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is PO BOX 9908, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33310-0908 on or before 03/30/2015, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in the (Please publish in THE HERALD BREEZE) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on PlaintiffÕs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Walton County 571 Highway 90 East DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433
Phone (850) 595-4400 Fax (850) 595-0360 (Escambia County handles calls)
ADA.Walton@flcourts1.gov
at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 19th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 14000741CAAXMX

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTER ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TRUST 2007-2 MORTGAGE PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-2,

Plaintiff,

vs.

C. DAVID PEACOCK AND BETTY J. PEACOCK. et. al.

Defendant(s),

NOTICE OF ACTION – CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE

TO: C. DAVID PEACOCK; BETTY J. PEACOCK.
whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property:

LOT 22, PHASE 1 OF SHIPWATCH, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 21 WEST, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 46, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Avenue, Suite too, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or before 03/30/15 (30 days from Date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 18TH day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

TO: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, and all other parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the Estate of Willie Mae Tyson, Deceased
Last Known Address: Unknown

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Walton County, Florida:

THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WALTON, STATE OF FLORIDA, TO-WIT: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4, SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH RANGE 21 WEST, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST 50.0 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST 107.0 FEET THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14 MINUTES EAST 410.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST 107.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 14 MINUTES WEST 410.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Amanda Griffin, Esquire, Brock & Scott, PLLC., the Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is 1501 N.W. 49th Street, Suite 200, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33309, within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication on or before 04/06/15, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.

You are hereby notified that the Walton County Environmental Staff and the South Walton Artificial Reef Association will hold a public workshop to discuss and accept comments on the draft Artificial Reef Management Plan, on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

The meeting will be held at the South Walton Annex Board Room, 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

The draft management plan can be found on the South Walton Artificial Reef Association website: http://www.waltonreefs.org/pdf/SWARA_Artificial_Reef_Management_Plan_Draft.pdf.

Two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend. These meetings are open to the public.

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board or commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Please be governed accordingly.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) will hold its monthly board meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 12:00 PM at the Walton County Administration Conference Room located at 76 North 6th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL.

Two or more County Commissioners may attend this meeting. These meetings are open to the public.

by: Marti Bishop, Administration
Walton County, Florida

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NOTICE

You are hereby notified that the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Freeport City Hall Board Room located at 112 Hwy 20 West, Freeport, FL 32439.

The LMS Workgroup and the consultant are meeting to discuss the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. We welcome and encourage the public to attend this meeting so that they can familiarize themselves with the grant process.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under the Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801-83.809).
A public sale will be held on the 7th day of March 07, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on the premises of said storage located at Freeport Plaza Mini Storage, 901 State Hwy 20 East, Freeport, Florida.

Contents of the following units will be sold:

SANDRA BASKIN Ð Unit# 23-Household and Misc. Items

LISHA DOUGLAS Ð Unit# 25- Misc. items, household

Purchases must be paid for in cash only and must be removed at the time of the sale. This sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party[s].

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(seal)

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TDA#09TX2268

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TAX DEED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that VERONA V, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

Certificate No.-1464
Year of Issuance- 2007

Description of Property-LONG DESC AS RECD IN OR 212 625 BEING LOT 9 BLK A LAKE TANTARA S/D UNRECED OR 1161-269

Said property being in the County of WALTON, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.walton.realforeclose.com on the ______ day of _______, 2009 at 11:00 A.M.